Paz (he/she)
@pazazz.bsky.social
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.” — Ursula K. Le Guin
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this is a really an unfathomable level of evil
“shut off all foreign aid” is of course just as evil but it’s a blunt instrument, where you don’t have to directly face the specific programs you’re killing
but these little fucks were manually vetoing PEPFAR time and again
“shut off all foreign aid” is of course just as evil but it’s a blunt instrument, where you don’t have to directly face the specific programs you’re killing
but these little fucks were manually vetoing PEPFAR time and again
Remember when the WH insisted that global HIV prevention & treatment was exempt from the freeze? When it seemed MAYBE they understood that cutting off medicine could put the entire planet at risk of drug resistant HIV strains?
Wrong. Elon Musk’s interns were simply shutting payments off manually.
Wrong. Elon Musk’s interns were simply shutting payments off manually.
February 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
this is a really an unfathomable level of evil
“shut off all foreign aid” is of course just as evil but it’s a blunt instrument, where you don’t have to directly face the specific programs you’re killing
but these little fucks were manually vetoing PEPFAR time and again
“shut off all foreign aid” is of course just as evil but it’s a blunt instrument, where you don’t have to directly face the specific programs you’re killing
but these little fucks were manually vetoing PEPFAR time and again
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taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
February 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
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The Palestine-Global Mental Health Network calls on global leaders to protect Palestinian children by cutting off the military, political, financial, and diplomatic support that sustains Israel’s systematic human rights abuses.
https://buff.ly/41dQrmP
#Palestine #Israel
https://buff.ly/41dQrmP
#Palestine #Israel
The Genocide is not over: Hold Israel accountable under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Palestine-Global Mental Health Network calls on global leaders to protect Palestinian children by cutting off the military, political, financial, and diplomatic support that sustains Israel’s systematic...
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February 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Palestine-Global Mental Health Network calls on global leaders to protect Palestinian children by cutting off the military, political, financial, and diplomatic support that sustains Israel’s systematic human rights abuses.
https://buff.ly/41dQrmP
#Palestine #Israel
https://buff.ly/41dQrmP
#Palestine #Israel
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if I were writing stories about the gov "firing thousands of probationary workers" I would probably rewrite as "firing thousands of new hires -- who are often on a status called "probation" --" because I think the general understanding of "probation" is "in trouble for something they did"
February 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
if I were writing stories about the gov "firing thousands of probationary workers" I would probably rewrite as "firing thousands of new hires -- who are often on a status called "probation" --" because I think the general understanding of "probation" is "in trouble for something they did"
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. @rebekahwhite.bsky.social with the deep-sea worm butt facts you didn't know you needed, along with a really fascinating story about how multinational companies are making big profits off publicly-funded research expeditions
www.biographic.com/the-three-wa...
www.biographic.com/the-three-wa...
The Three-Way Race to Exploit Deep-Sea Life - bioGraphic
The genetic bounty of the deep sea is being patented by a handful of multinationals.
www.biographic.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
. @rebekahwhite.bsky.social with the deep-sea worm butt facts you didn't know you needed, along with a really fascinating story about how multinational companies are making big profits off publicly-funded research expeditions
www.biographic.com/the-three-wa...
www.biographic.com/the-three-wa...
why teach your children (future workers) to read when all you need them to do is follow orders? it’s much better to have an uneducated populace when your goal is control of the masses with the intent to make money off of their labor.
February 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
why teach your children (future workers) to read when all you need them to do is follow orders? it’s much better to have an uneducated populace when your goal is control of the masses with the intent to make money off of their labor.
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Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today.
"If many climate-watchers expected the world to cool slightly this year thanks to the natural “La Niña” phenomena, the climate itself didn’t seem to get the memo."
theconversation.com/record-janua...
"If many climate-watchers expected the world to cool slightly this year thanks to the natural “La Niña” phenomena, the climate itself didn’t seem to get the memo."
theconversation.com/record-janua...
Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check
Human-driven ocean warming is increasingly overwhelming El Niño, La Niña, and other natural climate patterns.
theconversation.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today.
"If many climate-watchers expected the world to cool slightly this year thanks to the natural “La Niña” phenomena, the climate itself didn’t seem to get the memo."
theconversation.com/record-janua...
"If many climate-watchers expected the world to cool slightly this year thanks to the natural “La Niña” phenomena, the climate itself didn’t seem to get the memo."
theconversation.com/record-janua...
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"Worth reiterating that H5N1 has never behaved like this."
Also true for the brain.
The pronounced neurotropism of the current #H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b is highlighted by high viral loads in the brain and minimal or no viral presence in the lungs. There was a shift in virus behavior. shorturl.at/wVyRT
Also true for the brain.
The pronounced neurotropism of the current #H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b is highlighted by high viral loads in the brain and minimal or no viral presence in the lungs. There was a shift in virus behavior. shorturl.at/wVyRT
December 26, 2024 at 8:19 PM
"Worth reiterating that H5N1 has never behaved like this."
Also true for the brain.
The pronounced neurotropism of the current #H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b is highlighted by high viral loads in the brain and minimal or no viral presence in the lungs. There was a shift in virus behavior. shorturl.at/wVyRT
Also true for the brain.
The pronounced neurotropism of the current #H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b is highlighted by high viral loads in the brain and minimal or no viral presence in the lungs. There was a shift in virus behavior. shorturl.at/wVyRT
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Yes, this is the lab that hosts “drag and tag,” shark tagging research with drag queens that raises money for Florida LGBTQ youth.
We could sure use your support, and you get an amazing adventure out of it!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
We could sure use your support, and you get an amazing adventure out of it!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
January 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Yes, this is the lab that hosts “drag and tag,” shark tagging research with drag queens that raises money for Florida LGBTQ youth.
We could sure use your support, and you get an amazing adventure out of it!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
We could sure use your support, and you get an amazing adventure out of it!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
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Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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A show of support to the scientists and staff at NOAA. This is among the best collection of scientists in the world who provide an invaluable public service via data and forecasting. Their work proves essential for daily operations of the military to commerce to the rest of the private sector.
February 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A show of support to the scientists and staff at NOAA. This is among the best collection of scientists in the world who provide an invaluable public service via data and forecasting. Their work proves essential for daily operations of the military to commerce to the rest of the private sector.
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I’ll be digging up old photos to share with new viewers as well as posting new favourites.
This is an all time favourite of mine while waiting for this owl to naturally emerge from its cavity, this red squirrel appeared. Neither animal was harmed and the squirrel quickly moved on. #wildlife
This is an all time favourite of mine while waiting for this owl to naturally emerge from its cavity, this red squirrel appeared. Neither animal was harmed and the squirrel quickly moved on. #wildlife
February 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I’ll be digging up old photos to share with new viewers as well as posting new favourites.
This is an all time favourite of mine while waiting for this owl to naturally emerge from its cavity, this red squirrel appeared. Neither animal was harmed and the squirrel quickly moved on. #wildlife
This is an all time favourite of mine while waiting for this owl to naturally emerge from its cavity, this red squirrel appeared. Neither animal was harmed and the squirrel quickly moved on. #wildlife
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries (Gift Article)
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
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A Texas anti-abortion group is launching "an advertising campaign on Facebook and X to reach the husbands, boyfriends and sex partners of women who have had abortions in the state — with the goal of recruiting them to file lawsuits against those who assisted the women in ending their pregnancies."
Antiabortion advocates look for men to report their partners’ abortions
Male partners can have uniquely personal and specific information that help surface new lawsuits in states with abortion bans.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A Texas anti-abortion group is launching "an advertising campaign on Facebook and X to reach the husbands, boyfriends and sex partners of women who have had abortions in the state — with the goal of recruiting them to file lawsuits against those who assisted the women in ending their pregnancies."
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It important to know the names of women researchers who've been studying, speaking & writing about bias and AI.
Dr Timnit Gebru,
Dr Rumman Chowdhury, Dr Safiya Noble,
Dr Seeta Peña Gangadharan,
Dr Buolamwini
And many many more within/outside academia.
Free link: archive.ph/2023.11.22-1...
👑👑👑
Dr Timnit Gebru,
Dr Rumman Chowdhury, Dr Safiya Noble,
Dr Seeta Peña Gangadharan,
Dr Buolamwini
And many many more within/outside academia.
Free link: archive.ph/2023.11.22-1...
👑👑👑
December 4, 2024 at 12:32 PM
It important to know the names of women researchers who've been studying, speaking & writing about bias and AI.
Dr Timnit Gebru,
Dr Rumman Chowdhury, Dr Safiya Noble,
Dr Seeta Peña Gangadharan,
Dr Buolamwini
And many many more within/outside academia.
Free link: archive.ph/2023.11.22-1...
👑👑👑
Dr Timnit Gebru,
Dr Rumman Chowdhury, Dr Safiya Noble,
Dr Seeta Peña Gangadharan,
Dr Buolamwini
And many many more within/outside academia.
Free link: archive.ph/2023.11.22-1...
👑👑👑
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And a small North Carolina town, Carrboro, also just sued Duke Energy for deceiving the public about climate change -- the case focuses on making the utility pay for climate damages the town now faces www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
A North Carolina town is suing utility Duke Energy over climate change
A small North Carolina town is suing Duke Energy for costs from climate change, claiming the utility knew its fossil fuel power plants were heating the planet and deceived the public.
www.npr.org
December 4, 2024 at 4:21 PM
And a small North Carolina town, Carrboro, also just sued Duke Energy for deceiving the public about climate change -- the case focuses on making the utility pay for climate damages the town now faces www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
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ICYMI, the state of Maine and a small Kansas county separately sued oil and petrochemical giants and trade associations for deception last week.
Seems like Trump's election hasn't deterred local govts from seeking accountability from Big Oil, at least in court www.exxonknews.org/p/maine-and-...
Seems like Trump's election hasn't deterred local govts from seeking accountability from Big Oil, at least in court www.exxonknews.org/p/maine-and-...
Maine and a Kansas county take Big Oil to court
State and local governments continue to turn to the courts for accountability as Big Oil’s federal takeover looms.
www.exxonknews.org
December 3, 2024 at 7:46 PM
ICYMI, the state of Maine and a small Kansas county separately sued oil and petrochemical giants and trade associations for deception last week.
Seems like Trump's election hasn't deterred local govts from seeking accountability from Big Oil, at least in court www.exxonknews.org/p/maine-and-...
Seems like Trump's election hasn't deterred local govts from seeking accountability from Big Oil, at least in court www.exxonknews.org/p/maine-and-...
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I will keep advocating "cash cash cash" because one major thing that demoralizes me is how I don't have disposable income to give to GoFundMes, and to a much lesser extent, Kickstarters and charities.
With cash I can choose to send someone $5 instead of splurging on a takeout.
With cash I can choose to send someone $5 instead of splurging on a takeout.
As a disabled, chronically ill person with a compromised immune system…
If we’re talking sums like which “experiences” usually require…
Please just consider giving money.
Add a card, a lovingly written letter, whatever.
But consider giving money.
If we’re talking sums like which “experiences” usually require…
Please just consider giving money.
Add a card, a lovingly written letter, whatever.
But consider giving money.
y'all will soon start seeing all the hot takes about how experience gifts are more meaningful and beautiful than physical gifts, and this is going to sound very persuasive so I want you to look at me, look in my eyes as I say to you:
DO NOT GIVE EXPERIENCE GIFTS.
DO NOT GIVE EXPERIENCE GIFTS.
November 26, 2024 at 6:36 AM
I will keep advocating "cash cash cash" because one major thing that demoralizes me is how I don't have disposable income to give to GoFundMes, and to a much lesser extent, Kickstarters and charities.
With cash I can choose to send someone $5 instead of splurging on a takeout.
With cash I can choose to send someone $5 instead of splurging on a takeout.
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A composite image of 8 consecutive shots of a red fox jumping sequence will it is hunting a few winters ago. Hoping to be lucky enough to witness it again this year. #fox #wildlife #photography #nature #mammals
November 27, 2024 at 1:49 AM
A composite image of 8 consecutive shots of a red fox jumping sequence will it is hunting a few winters ago. Hoping to be lucky enough to witness it again this year. #fox #wildlife #photography #nature #mammals
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Opposing overdose prevention centers/supervised consumption sites does not eliminate or even reduce drug use. It just eliminates or reduces safety.
The alternative to safe use is not less drug use, it’s just unsafe drug use.
Unsafe consumption sites exist all around you whether you know it or not.
The alternative to safe use is not less drug use, it’s just unsafe drug use.
Unsafe consumption sites exist all around you whether you know it or not.
Patient dies in Nanaimo hospital bathroom after overdose prevention site closes, says doctor
‘This is an example of why services like this are needed,’ doctor says
www.timescolonist.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Opposing overdose prevention centers/supervised consumption sites does not eliminate or even reduce drug use. It just eliminates or reduces safety.
The alternative to safe use is not less drug use, it’s just unsafe drug use.
Unsafe consumption sites exist all around you whether you know it or not.
The alternative to safe use is not less drug use, it’s just unsafe drug use.
Unsafe consumption sites exist all around you whether you know it or not.
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“This ongoing cycle of violence and abuse is fuelled by racist beliefs and ideas which portray Indigenous peoples as stereotypes that are removed from any semblance of reality,” said Regional Chief Terry Teegee of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations."
vancouversun.com/news/indigen...
vancouversun.com/news/indigen...
B.C. First Nations leaders demand action after Cree girl restrained, pushed to the ground by security guards
The violent detention of a 16-year-old Cree girl highlights the ongoing racial profiling of Indigenous people, say leaders.
vancouversun.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:20 PM
“This ongoing cycle of violence and abuse is fuelled by racist beliefs and ideas which portray Indigenous peoples as stereotypes that are removed from any semblance of reality,” said Regional Chief Terry Teegee of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations."
vancouversun.com/news/indigen...
vancouversun.com/news/indigen...