Shannon Miranda
@shannonmiranda.bsky.social
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Online trolls are expert at two things: manipulating your perception of reality and hijacking your attention. If you know how your brain works, Arthur C. Brooks writes, you can defend yourself better against the cyberbullies.
The Ultimate Antidote to Toxic Behavior Online
Changing your perception and withholding your attention are great ways of regaining control over online abuse.
www.theatlantic.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Online trolls are expert at two things: manipulating your perception of reality and hijacking your attention. If you know how your brain works, Arthur C. Brooks writes, you can defend yourself better against the cyberbullies.
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Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, ProPublica’s analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, ProPublica’s analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
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We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State.
H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.
H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.
February 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State.
H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.
H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.
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It's Friday! One more day of the slog until the weekend.
You can do it. Affirmation Coyote knows this.
You can do it. Affirmation Coyote knows this.
February 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's Friday! One more day of the slog until the weekend.
You can do it. Affirmation Coyote knows this.
You can do it. Affirmation Coyote knows this.
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Peltier's imprisonment has symbolized systemic injustice for Native Americans across the country who believe in his innocence.
Leonard Peltier to be released from prison following commutation in FBI killings
Peltier's imprisonment has symbolized systemic injustice for Native Americans across the country who believe in his innocence.
www.npr.org
February 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Peltier's imprisonment has symbolized systemic injustice for Native Americans across the country who believe in his innocence.
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Will the Endangered Species Act survive Trump?
TLDR; probably not
We can expect language changes that weaken the ESA, species delistings based on political pressure instead of science, + eliminating species specialists who would inform ESA decisions.
TLDR; probably not
We can expect language changes that weaken the ESA, species delistings based on political pressure instead of science, + eliminating species specialists who would inform ESA decisions.
Will the Endangered Species Act survive Trump?
President Trump has already begun to introduce changes that weaken the Endangered Species Act, a cornerstone of U.S. conservation law.
www.sciencenews.org
February 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Will the Endangered Species Act survive Trump?
TLDR; probably not
We can expect language changes that weaken the ESA, species delistings based on political pressure instead of science, + eliminating species specialists who would inform ESA decisions.
TLDR; probably not
We can expect language changes that weaken the ESA, species delistings based on political pressure instead of science, + eliminating species specialists who would inform ESA decisions.
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i need coffee so dark it whispers “nothing matters and we’re all gonna die” as i sip it.
February 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
i need coffee so dark it whispers “nothing matters and we’re all gonna die” as i sip it.
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UPDATE: The Air Force has reversed its decision to remove courses with videos relating to the legendary Tuskegee Airmen following backlash.
Air Force reverses decision to pull course with Tuskegee Airmen following backlash
The Tuskegee Airmen were the country’s first all-Black military airmen who fought during World War II.
www.whatimreading.net
January 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
UPDATE: The Air Force has reversed its decision to remove courses with videos relating to the legendary Tuskegee Airmen following backlash.
I’m fundraising to end human trafficking again this year as part of Dressember. My goal is $2500. To help me reach it visit my Dressember page at dressember2024.funraise.org/fundraiser/s...
December 1, 2024 at 11:02 PM
I’m fundraising to end human trafficking again this year as part of Dressember. My goal is $2500. To help me reach it visit my Dressember page at dressember2024.funraise.org/fundraiser/s...