I'm going to be Trump's MRI for Halloween. You? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
Trump Says a Recent M.R.I. Scan Was ‘Perfect,’ and He’d ‘Love’ a Third Term
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I'm going to be Trump's MRI for Halloween. You? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
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Pride is a celebration. Pride is also a powerful statement about courage, community, and determination.
We honor the trailblazers who came before us, join arms with those leading the fight for equality today, and empower the next generation to live boldly, freely, and with joy.
We honor the trailblazers who came before us, join arms with those leading the fight for equality today, and empower the next generation to live boldly, freely, and with joy.
June 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Pride is a celebration. Pride is also a powerful statement about courage, community, and determination.
We honor the trailblazers who came before us, join arms with those leading the fight for equality today, and empower the next generation to live boldly, freely, and with joy.
We honor the trailblazers who came before us, join arms with those leading the fight for equality today, and empower the next generation to live boldly, freely, and with joy.
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Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.
May 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.
Astonishing.
Marie Curie's notebooks are radioactive and must be stored in a lead-lined box in the Bibliothèque Nationale. Curie’s corpse is also radioactive. Her coffin is lined in an inch of lead. Both will remain radioactive for 1,500+ years.
May 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Astonishing.
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No matter what this Administration tells the American people, the law is very clear: Members of Congress have a legal right to enter any DHS detention facility to conduct oversight without prior notice - something I’ve done twice this year without issue.
May 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
No matter what this Administration tells the American people, the law is very clear: Members of Congress have a legal right to enter any DHS detention facility to conduct oversight without prior notice - something I’ve done twice this year without issue.
Reposted by Melissa Sweeney
Reposted by Melissa Sweeney
The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this.
We can't. We need answers.
We can't. We need answers.
April 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this.
We can't. We need answers.
We can't. We need answers.
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The U.S. National Park Service restored its original webpage on the history of the Underground Railroad after it was met with backlash for deleting a prominently featured photo of abolitionist and women’s suffragist Harriet Tubman, as well as segments of text describing the horrors of slavery.
National Park Service restores Underground Railroad webpage after outcry
The U.S. agency appeared to restore text on the history of African Americans escaping slavery, including a photo of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The U.S. National Park Service restored its original webpage on the history of the Underground Railroad after it was met with backlash for deleting a prominently featured photo of abolitionist and women’s suffragist Harriet Tubman, as well as segments of text describing the horrors of slavery.
When the DSM-5 is a better guide to our government than the Constitution is.
NEW @motherjones.com: Musk went on an unhinged X tirade today, claiming trans people are to blame for the Tesla protests & boosting dubious data claiming they're more violent than cis people.
It's part of a well-worn transphobic playbook & unsupported by evidence
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It's part of a well-worn transphobic playbook & unsupported by evidence
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Tesla's in trouble. Elon blames...trans people?
Musk and his acolytes blame the massive protests on transgender people's supposed penchant for violence.
www.motherjones.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
When the DSM-5 is a better guide to our government than the Constitution is.
This is a very bad sign. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website
Page honoring Charles C Rogers for his Vietnam war service is now defunct with letters ‘DEI’ added to website address
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This is a very bad sign. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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In honor of Women's History Month and before this gets erased, here is General Ann E. Dunwoody, the first woman to reach a 4-star rank in the US armed forces in 2008.
Only 9 others have followed her and as of quite recently there are no women serving with 4 stars.
www.army.mil/article/8560...
Only 9 others have followed her and as of quite recently there are no women serving with 4 stars.
www.army.mil/article/8560...
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In honor of Women's History Month and before this gets erased, here is General Ann E. Dunwoody, the first woman to reach a 4-star rank in the US armed forces in 2008.
Only 9 others have followed her and as of quite recently there are no women serving with 4 stars.
www.army.mil/article/8560...
Only 9 others have followed her and as of quite recently there are no women serving with 4 stars.
www.army.mil/article/8560...
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When democracy is eroded, it is rarely announced with a single, dramatic act. It slips away piece by piece, as institutions weaken, human rights are undermined, and fear is used to justify control. No nation is immune from authoritarianism. theconversation.com/the-far-righ...
The far-right is rising at a crucial time in Germany, boosted by Elon Musk
Elon Musk is by no means the cause of the AfD’s popularity, but his embrace of the extremist party has given it a global profile and new credibility in German politics.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
When democracy is eroded, it is rarely announced with a single, dramatic act. It slips away piece by piece, as institutions weaken, human rights are undermined, and fear is used to justify control. No nation is immune from authoritarianism. theconversation.com/the-far-righ...
Great reporting by @davidlaz.bsky.social this afternoon about impacts of fires on econ/consumer/housing/insurance. Valuable advice for affected homeowners. Thanks to @ktla.com for exemplary fire coverage. 👍
January 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Great reporting by @davidlaz.bsky.social this afternoon about impacts of fires on econ/consumer/housing/insurance. Valuable advice for affected homeowners. Thanks to @ktla.com for exemplary fire coverage. 👍
Data + infographics + music = an incredible visualization and acoustic interpretation of COVID-19's first six months, worldwide. The marvels we stumble across on YouTube. youtu.be/qpRMLR7VkO8?...
A Time-Lapse Map of Every Death From the Coronavirus Pandemic (Up to July 2020)
YouTube video by James Beckwith
youtu.be
January 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Data + infographics + music = an incredible visualization and acoustic interpretation of COVID-19's first six months, worldwide. The marvels we stumble across on YouTube. youtu.be/qpRMLR7VkO8?...
"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"
"Am I depressed because my periods are ending, or did my boss use my emails to train my AI replacement and then fire me with no severance the day before I was supposed to have spleen surgery?"
#McSweeneysTop24of24
#McSweeneysTop24of24
Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?
Our 8th most-read article of 2024. - - -Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil ...
buff.ly
January 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"
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The greatest poem ever written, by Nael, aged 6. Nael would be at least 14 today. He said that tigers made him happy.
#ThingsThatMakeMeHappy #JoinIn
#ThingsThatMakeMeHappy #JoinIn
December 25, 2024 at 12:02 PM
The greatest poem ever written, by Nael, aged 6. Nael would be at least 14 today. He said that tigers made him happy.
#ThingsThatMakeMeHappy #JoinIn
#ThingsThatMakeMeHappy #JoinIn
Joining the huge crowd via internet at Brú na Bóinne. So moving. #NewgrangeSoltice
December 21, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Joining the huge crowd via internet at Brú na Bóinne. So moving. #NewgrangeSoltice
What the world needs now is situational awareness.
December 2, 2024 at 5:01 AM
What the world needs now is situational awareness.