mcboingboing
@mcboingboing.bsky.social
Mid-Mod mom, editor, nit-picker, N95 wearer. #COVIDIsAirborne {she/her}
Free, universal healthcare is a vital part of infrastructure.
📍New Orleans
Free, universal healthcare is a vital part of infrastructure.
📍New Orleans
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November 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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I often talk about “stitching” so I thought you might like to see one of my pieces. I am fascinated by moss, lichen and fungi so try to interpret what I see with stitches and beads.
#fiberart #embroidery
#fiberart #embroidery
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I often talk about “stitching” so I thought you might like to see one of my pieces. I am fascinated by moss, lichen and fungi so try to interpret what I see with stitches and beads.
#fiberart #embroidery
#fiberart #embroidery
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November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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#rockinTuesday
Things have to be just right for growth to happen and absorbing residual heat from a rock helps extend the season!
#fungi #nature #photography #northThompson #Canada
Things have to be just right for growth to happen and absorbing residual heat from a rock helps extend the season!
#fungi #nature #photography #northThompson #Canada
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
#rockinTuesday
Things have to be just right for growth to happen and absorbing residual heat from a rock helps extend the season!
#fungi #nature #photography #northThompson #Canada
Things have to be just right for growth to happen and absorbing residual heat from a rock helps extend the season!
#fungi #nature #photography #northThompson #Canada
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Bright pink crabapples. This tree was so odd: the crabapples were growing on short spurs all over the branches, so that it looked like a bright pink knobby mossy hedgehog tree.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #StreetTrees #Mosses #Lichen #MapleLeafNeighborhood
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #StreetTrees #Mosses #Lichen #MapleLeafNeighborhood
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Bright pink crabapples. This tree was so odd: the crabapples were growing on short spurs all over the branches, so that it looked like a bright pink knobby mossy hedgehog tree.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #StreetTrees #Mosses #Lichen #MapleLeafNeighborhood
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #StreetTrees #Mosses #Lichen #MapleLeafNeighborhood
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🍄 tiny mushroom post 🍄
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
🍄 tiny mushroom post 🍄
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Textures ...
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Textures ...
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I’ve got a few more great horned videos to post and then I’ll start uploading barred owl videos to the YouTube channel again, including these fluffy little guys!
New videos every Sunday. Link in bio. Thank you! 🦉🪶
New videos every Sunday. Link in bio. Thank you! 🦉🪶
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I’ve got a few more great horned videos to post and then I’ll start uploading barred owl videos to the YouTube channel again, including these fluffy little guys!
New videos every Sunday. Link in bio. Thank you! 🦉🪶
New videos every Sunday. Link in bio. Thank you! 🦉🪶
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Banded Tiger Moth, genus Apantesis (getting to species ID can be tricky with these.
#fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro
#MacroPhotography
#photography
#Nature
#NatureIsAmazing
#Invertebrates
#insects
#fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro
#MacroPhotography
#photography
#Nature
#NatureIsAmazing
#Invertebrates
#insects
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Banded Tiger Moth, genus Apantesis (getting to species ID can be tricky with these.
#fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro
#MacroPhotography
#photography
#Nature
#NatureIsAmazing
#Invertebrates
#insects
#fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro
#MacroPhotography
#photography
#Nature
#NatureIsAmazing
#Invertebrates
#insects
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Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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The Preacher and the Slave
YouTube video by Utah Phillips - Topic
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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ok now go be angry at mcdonalds
BREAKING: Oakland McDonald’s strike begins days before Thanksgiving.
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
ok now go be angry at mcdonalds
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Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
Read Palestinian Speculative Fiction Reading List
The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction. Novels: Novels by Na…
soniasulaiman.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
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That ad by Democrat veterans, reminding service members of their right to refuse illegal orders, truly touched a nerve. For Trump and Hegseth, the hysterical reaction — threatening court-martial and death — inadvertently confirms underlying fear: fanatical loyalty over the legality of their demands
Trump and Hegseth’s Hysterical Reaction to an Ad
For the president and his minions, loyalty is more important than legality.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
That ad by Democrat veterans, reminding service members of their right to refuse illegal orders, truly touched a nerve. For Trump and Hegseth, the hysterical reaction — threatening court-martial and death — inadvertently confirms underlying fear: fanatical loyalty over the legality of their demands
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The new drug prices were made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden signed into law in 2022 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
U.S. Announces Negotiated Prices for 15 Drugs Under Medicare
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The new drug prices were made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden signed into law in 2022 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
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What if we’re the shithole country?
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
What if we’re the shithole country?
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Thanksgiving is traditional pie advocacy season, but there’s really no reason not to eat pie year round.
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Thanksgiving is traditional pie advocacy season, but there’s really no reason not to eat pie year round.
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🎁link. As someone in Louisiana, this is really fucking terrifyingly bad. Please call your reps. I’d get the FBI at my door if I called Cassidy’s office right now. But one of the reasons I did call and beg him to vote against RFK is because Abraham and Jeff Landry wanted to dismantle La public health
Breaking News: The CDC quietly appointed Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham, who has been critical of vaccines, as its second in command. During the Covid pandemic, he promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🎁link. As someone in Louisiana, this is really fucking terrifyingly bad. Please call your reps. I’d get the FBI at my door if I called Cassidy’s office right now. But one of the reasons I did call and beg him to vote against RFK is because Abraham and Jeff Landry wanted to dismantle La public health
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The new big tobacco...?
Meta claims this particular study was flawed. Ok, but if this is the only study, then approach is ignorance is bliss/plausible deniability. Still bad PR.
Was this really the only study? If they found other results suggesting null or positive effects, they'd be hyping them.
Meta claims this particular study was flawed. Ok, but if this is the only study, then approach is ignorance is bliss/plausible deniability. Still bad PR.
Was this really the only study? If they found other results suggesting null or positive effects, they'd be hyping them.
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The new big tobacco...?
Meta claims this particular study was flawed. Ok, but if this is the only study, then approach is ignorance is bliss/plausible deniability. Still bad PR.
Was this really the only study? If they found other results suggesting null or positive effects, they'd be hyping them.
Meta claims this particular study was flawed. Ok, but if this is the only study, then approach is ignorance is bliss/plausible deniability. Still bad PR.
Was this really the only study? If they found other results suggesting null or positive effects, they'd be hyping them.
And note: the dr. is wearing an N95 mask, not a leaky surgical mask, which allows airborne virus to flow freely in and out, and the surgical mask's material does not protect against viruses.
3M Aura model 9210 has elastic straps (not the rubber ones that catch and pull your hair). Link in next post
3M Aura model 9210 has elastic straps (not the rubber ones that catch and pull your hair). Link in next post
Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
And note: the dr. is wearing an N95 mask, not a leaky surgical mask, which allows airborne virus to flow freely in and out, and the surgical mask's material does not protect against viruses.
3M Aura model 9210 has elastic straps (not the rubber ones that catch and pull your hair). Link in next post
3M Aura model 9210 has elastic straps (not the rubber ones that catch and pull your hair). Link in next post
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Australia's Heart Foundation just launched an info campaign on the harms of COVID to cardiovascular health - good to see!
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Australia's Heart Foundation just launched an info campaign on the harms of COVID to cardiovascular health - good to see!
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
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❗ TONIGHT ❗
Wondering what you can and/or should do as a bystander and advocate if ICE shows up? Here’s a chance to get informed by experts in this field. Learn your rights and the rights of our immigrant community members.
Wondering what you can and/or should do as a bystander and advocate if ICE shows up? Here’s a chance to get informed by experts in this field. Learn your rights and the rights of our immigrant community members.
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
❗ TONIGHT ❗
Wondering what you can and/or should do as a bystander and advocate if ICE shows up? Here’s a chance to get informed by experts in this field. Learn your rights and the rights of our immigrant community members.
Wondering what you can and/or should do as a bystander and advocate if ICE shows up? Here’s a chance to get informed by experts in this field. Learn your rights and the rights of our immigrant community members.
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺