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They/Them, Queer (celebratory).
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No.
People who think this is insignificant are allowing a Trojan Horse to enter their domain.
History shows that when people have said things like "States rights" which sound innocuous, they meant 'segregation'. This is the same.
More importantly, trans inclusion in all aspects of life is a must.
People who think this is insignificant are allowing a Trojan Horse to enter their domain.
History shows that when people have said things like "States rights" which sound innocuous, they meant 'segregation'. This is the same.
More importantly, trans inclusion in all aspects of life is a must.
I agree that he shouldn't have spoken with Charlie Kirk. However, it's not fair to suggest he agreed that trans women are the problem with everything. He was speaking specifically about inclusion in competitive, physical sports.
August 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
No.
People who think this is insignificant are allowing a Trojan Horse to enter their domain.
History shows that when people have said things like "States rights" which sound innocuous, they meant 'segregation'. This is the same.
More importantly, trans inclusion in all aspects of life is a must.
People who think this is insignificant are allowing a Trojan Horse to enter their domain.
History shows that when people have said things like "States rights" which sound innocuous, they meant 'segregation'. This is the same.
More importantly, trans inclusion in all aspects of life is a must.
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If you tell me to compromise on people's rights for some nebulous greater good I will always say Yours First Then.
I am a Black man. That means I am both marginalized and privileged.
As a marginalized person encroaching on the rights of others offends me. As a privileged person it also offends me.
I am a Black man. That means I am both marginalized and privileged.
As a marginalized person encroaching on the rights of others offends me. As a privileged person it also offends me.
August 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you tell me to compromise on people's rights for some nebulous greater good I will always say Yours First Then.
I am a Black man. That means I am both marginalized and privileged.
As a marginalized person encroaching on the rights of others offends me. As a privileged person it also offends me.
I am a Black man. That means I am both marginalized and privileged.
As a marginalized person encroaching on the rights of others offends me. As a privileged person it also offends me.
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Plainly, the people mad about the work required to write well and make great art who are justifying various artificial intelligence tools as shortcuts to that creative process don't value the labor inherent to it.
August 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Plainly, the people mad about the work required to write well and make great art who are justifying various artificial intelligence tools as shortcuts to that creative process don't value the labor inherent to it.
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Ai should have to show you a disclaimer like cigarette boxes in some countries do. "You killed 50 trees because you desperately needed to know the name of some dumb movie you watched as a kid. You could have just looked it up, but you killed 50 trees instead."
June 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ai should have to show you a disclaimer like cigarette boxes in some countries do. "You killed 50 trees because you desperately needed to know the name of some dumb movie you watched as a kid. You could have just looked it up, but you killed 50 trees instead."
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Folks loudly criticizing and judging Gazans for fundraising right now need to think twice about the assumptions they’re making. A dollar does not go far in a place where food is scarce. Have some humanity.
(Source in next post.)
(Source in next post.)
May 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Folks loudly criticizing and judging Gazans for fundraising right now need to think twice about the assumptions they’re making. A dollar does not go far in a place where food is scarce. Have some humanity.
(Source in next post.)
(Source in next post.)
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the word for this is not "some form of email changes"
Microsoft employees have discovered that any emails they send with the terms “Palestine” or “Gaza” are getting temporarily blocked from being sent. Microsoft confirmed to The Verge that it has implemented some form of email changes. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/672312/...
Microsoft blocks emails that contain ‘Palestine’ after employee protests
Microsoft has made some changes to its email systems
www.theverge.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
the word for this is not "some form of email changes"
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23andMe declared bankruptcy and the company is gonna be sold off for parts. That includes your DNA information and the only amount of control you have is to delete your info immediately. It’s very simple to do.
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
March 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
23andMe declared bankruptcy and the company is gonna be sold off for parts. That includes your DNA information and the only amount of control you have is to delete your info immediately. It’s very simple to do.
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
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the speed at which these guys have broken everything has given a lot of folks who should know better the impression that they are an unstoppable force and the only option is to negotiate the terms of surrender
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
Whatever the immediate fallout of the scandal, what is going to stick around is the impression it gives, of hapless idiots doing ridiculous things. And I think that seriously reduces the appeal of capitulating to these jokers.
March 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
the speed at which these guys have broken everything has given a lot of folks who should know better the impression that they are an unstoppable force and the only option is to negotiate the terms of surrender
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
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This is how authoritarian regimes test the waters. The first disappearance is a warning. If no one fights back, the next one comes easier. And the one after that. Until fear replaces resistance.
Now, imagine this happening to you. Would anyone fight for you?
Now, imagine this happening to you. Would anyone fight for you?
March 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is how authoritarian regimes test the waters. The first disappearance is a warning. If no one fights back, the next one comes easier. And the one after that. Until fear replaces resistance.
Now, imagine this happening to you. Would anyone fight for you?
Now, imagine this happening to you. Would anyone fight for you?
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I think a wide-ranging curiosity and willingness to look stupid are great skills to have, something I actively have to try and cultivate and reinforce whenever I feel myself getting comfortable.
January 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I think a wide-ranging curiosity and willingness to look stupid are great skills to have, something I actively have to try and cultivate and reinforce whenever I feel myself getting comfortable.
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At Islamic Relief Canada you can donate $ straight up to Gaza aid www.islamicreliefcanada.org
Muslim Charity - Donate Zakat & Sadaqah | Islamic Relief Canada
Islamic Relief Canada is an international aid and development charity working to end poverty, illiteracy and disease. Donate your Zakat & Sadaqah now.
www.islamicreliefcanada.org
January 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
At Islamic Relief Canada you can donate $ straight up to Gaza aid www.islamicreliefcanada.org
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Vigorously fight for the freedom of other marginalised peoples, same as you fight for yours. Because their freedom is tied to yours. The ruling class either sets us all free at the same time, or they don't. There's no two ways about it. No half measures, no short cuts, no behind the scene deals.
February 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Vigorously fight for the freedom of other marginalised peoples, same as you fight for yours. Because their freedom is tied to yours. The ruling class either sets us all free at the same time, or they don't. There's no two ways about it. No half measures, no short cuts, no behind the scene deals.
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As a member of the working class, if my daily bread is earned via the genocide and ethnic cleansing of other working class peoples, then I am a class traitor. Simple as that!! Grandma taught me to not hunger for that kinda bread. It's bread soaked in the blood of my working class family.
February 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
As a member of the working class, if my daily bread is earned via the genocide and ethnic cleansing of other working class peoples, then I am a class traitor. Simple as that!! Grandma taught me to not hunger for that kinda bread. It's bread soaked in the blood of my working class family.
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Also want to say a bit about why things like removing accessibility page, ASL, and screen reading capabilities from the White House website matter. It feels performative, and it is. It's a coordinated effort to shift cultural norms.
January 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Also want to say a bit about why things like removing accessibility page, ASL, and screen reading capabilities from the White House website matter. It feels performative, and it is. It's a coordinated effort to shift cultural norms.
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1. An incredible video…
Iranian freedom fighter Narges Mohammadi was just released from Islamic Republic’s notorious Evin prison for 21 days on medical furlough.
Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year while imprisoned, shouts, “Women, life, freedom,” and “Freedom is our right!”
Iranian freedom fighter Narges Mohammadi was just released from Islamic Republic’s notorious Evin prison for 21 days on medical furlough.
Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year while imprisoned, shouts, “Women, life, freedom,” and “Freedom is our right!”
December 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM
1. An incredible video…
Iranian freedom fighter Narges Mohammadi was just released from Islamic Republic’s notorious Evin prison for 21 days on medical furlough.
Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year while imprisoned, shouts, “Women, life, freedom,” and “Freedom is our right!”
Iranian freedom fighter Narges Mohammadi was just released from Islamic Republic’s notorious Evin prison for 21 days on medical furlough.
Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year while imprisoned, shouts, “Women, life, freedom,” and “Freedom is our right!”
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The thing that separates a useful tool from an abuse of data is, and always remains, CONSENT. Does the tool take someone's work and put it outside their control? If it does, it's theft, and you should not do it to someone who has not indicated they don't consider that use theft.
December 3, 2024 at 1:16 AM
The thing that separates a useful tool from an abuse of data is, and always remains, CONSENT. Does the tool take someone's work and put it outside their control? If it does, it's theft, and you should not do it to someone who has not indicated they don't consider that use theft.
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The AIDS quilt is such a striking example of quilting and other traditionally feminized crafts as radical queer politics and I hope this encourages people to learn more about the rich history of protest textiles in the US.
December 3, 2024 at 4:40 AM
The AIDS quilt is such a striking example of quilting and other traditionally feminized crafts as radical queer politics and I hope this encourages people to learn more about the rich history of protest textiles in the US.
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“You’re so strong! I could never handle your illness”
People say this all the time to people with chronic illness. I assume it’s meant as a compliment - but shows a stunning lack of awareness
We don’t get a choice. We’re strong because we HAVE to be. You can’t trade your body in when it gets sick.
People say this all the time to people with chronic illness. I assume it’s meant as a compliment - but shows a stunning lack of awareness
We don’t get a choice. We’re strong because we HAVE to be. You can’t trade your body in when it gets sick.
November 24, 2024 at 3:30 AM
“You’re so strong! I could never handle your illness”
People say this all the time to people with chronic illness. I assume it’s meant as a compliment - but shows a stunning lack of awareness
We don’t get a choice. We’re strong because we HAVE to be. You can’t trade your body in when it gets sick.
People say this all the time to people with chronic illness. I assume it’s meant as a compliment - but shows a stunning lack of awareness
We don’t get a choice. We’re strong because we HAVE to be. You can’t trade your body in when it gets sick.
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Israel has obliterated the mausoleum of Simon Peter, the Apostle of Christ, in Shama, southern Lebanon.
A sacred site that has stood for over 2,000 years, now lies in ruins.
This is not “self-defense”.
This is a war crime and a crime against history.
A sacred site that has stood for over 2,000 years, now lies in ruins.
This is not “self-defense”.
This is a war crime and a crime against history.
December 1, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Israel has obliterated the mausoleum of Simon Peter, the Apostle of Christ, in Shama, southern Lebanon.
A sacred site that has stood for over 2,000 years, now lies in ruins.
This is not “self-defense”.
This is a war crime and a crime against history.
A sacred site that has stood for over 2,000 years, now lies in ruins.
This is not “self-defense”.
This is a war crime and a crime against history.
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Harvard is worth over $50 billion but is telling poor students from Zimbabwe to borrow money for winter housing.
What the actual fuck
www.thecrimson.com/article/2024...
What the actual fuck
www.thecrimson.com/article/2024...
Denied Winter Campus Housing, International Students Scramble to Find Alternative Options | News | The Harvard Crimson
Many international students on financial aid at Harvard are scrambling to find lodging over winter break after the College Housing Office unexpectedly denied their housing applications, sparking outra...
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December 1, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Harvard is worth over $50 billion but is telling poor students from Zimbabwe to borrow money for winter housing.
What the actual fuck
www.thecrimson.com/article/2024...
What the actual fuck
www.thecrimson.com/article/2024...
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1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:06 PM
1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
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Big Pharma is the only reason anyone still dies from HIV: “We have the means to eradicate AIDS as a threat to human life. Greed is keeping this from happening.”
Big Pharma Is the Only Reason Anyone Still Dies From HIV
We have the means to eradicate AIDS as a threat to human life. Greed is keeping this from happening.
newrepublic.com
November 30, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Big Pharma is the only reason anyone still dies from HIV: “We have the means to eradicate AIDS as a threat to human life. Greed is keeping this from happening.”
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Internalize the fact that FDR was a master propagandist and budgeted messaging into every New Deal project. Despite how it should work, great things do not sell themselves.
December 1, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Internalize the fact that FDR was a master propagandist and budgeted messaging into every New Deal project. Despite how it should work, great things do not sell themselves.
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