@vjm5r.bsky.social
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Libs: "Black Lives Matter"
Conservatives: "All Lives Matter"
Conservatives, again: "Maybe not all Lives, but definitely Blue Lives Matter"
Conservatives, yet again: "Well not all Blue Lives, but at least Officers who Support the Convicted Felon Lives Matter"
Conservatives: "All Lives Matter"
Conservatives, again: "Maybe not all Lives, but definitely Blue Lives Matter"
Conservatives, yet again: "Well not all Blue Lives, but at least Officers who Support the Convicted Felon Lives Matter"
January 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Libs: "Black Lives Matter"
Conservatives: "All Lives Matter"
Conservatives, again: "Maybe not all Lives, but definitely Blue Lives Matter"
Conservatives, yet again: "Well not all Blue Lives, but at least Officers who Support the Convicted Felon Lives Matter"
Conservatives: "All Lives Matter"
Conservatives, again: "Maybe not all Lives, but definitely Blue Lives Matter"
Conservatives, yet again: "Well not all Blue Lives, but at least Officers who Support the Convicted Felon Lives Matter"
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also, plan b’s medical name is levonorgestral. amazon sells multipack & they last up to 4 years when stored properly. stock up.
January 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
also, plan b’s medical name is levonorgestral. amazon sells multipack & they last up to 4 years when stored properly. stock up.
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you are not ready for the RFK gulags
January 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
you are not ready for the RFK gulags
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James Baldwin: (Most patient, heartbreakingly eloquent description of the experience of Black suffering in America you've ever heard)
William Buckley (smirking): Well, heheh, y'see, what Mistah Baldwin seems not to realize is that, ah, as the poet said,
Politics nerds: Wow... they were both so smart
William Buckley (smirking): Well, heheh, y'see, what Mistah Baldwin seems not to realize is that, ah, as the poet said,
Politics nerds: Wow... they were both so smart
January 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
James Baldwin: (Most patient, heartbreakingly eloquent description of the experience of Black suffering in America you've ever heard)
William Buckley (smirking): Well, heheh, y'see, what Mistah Baldwin seems not to realize is that, ah, as the poet said,
Politics nerds: Wow... they were both so smart
William Buckley (smirking): Well, heheh, y'see, what Mistah Baldwin seems not to realize is that, ah, as the poet said,
Politics nerds: Wow... they were both so smart
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This reminds me of how @moiradonegan.bsky.social pointed out that a lot of trad femininity rhetoric aimed at women today about leaving higher ed and the workforce is also more akin to pining for childhood as an adult
Yup, @jamellebouie.net has this exactly right. What these guys are celebrating/pursuing/yearning for is not masculine energy, it's *adolescent* energy. Drinking Red Bull, crushing Call of Duty, refusing to clean your room. It is indescribably pathetic. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...
January 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This reminds me of how @moiradonegan.bsky.social pointed out that a lot of trad femininity rhetoric aimed at women today about leaving higher ed and the workforce is also more akin to pining for childhood as an adult
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Looking for a more radical reading of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham City Jail?
The Review of Democracy and I got you covered:
revdem.ceu.edu/2023/04/16/n...
The Review of Democracy and I got you covered:
revdem.ceu.edu/2023/04/16/n...
No Justin, No Martin, No Peace | Review of Democracy
Representative Pearson is part of this tradition of American political protest – a tradition that conservative conceptions of civility and peaceful protest mischaracterize and aim to delegitimize; a t...
revdem.ceu.edu
January 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Looking for a more radical reading of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham City Jail?
The Review of Democracy and I got you covered:
revdem.ceu.edu/2023/04/16/n...
The Review of Democracy and I got you covered:
revdem.ceu.edu/2023/04/16/n...
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Rich people have found their Treasury Secretary! Hooray!
January 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Rich people have found their Treasury Secretary! Hooray!
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nobody has ever designed an aesthetic cooler than this one and we made a terrible mistake ever moving past it
January 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
nobody has ever designed an aesthetic cooler than this one and we made a terrible mistake ever moving past it
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"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
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Nancy Mace asked Jasmine Crockett to “go outside”. Chair Comer ruled that threatening violence against another member is okay, as long as it’s in the form of a question! Wild
January 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Nancy Mace asked Jasmine Crockett to “go outside”. Chair Comer ruled that threatening violence against another member is okay, as long as it’s in the form of a question! Wild
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the Laken Riley Act is a destructive, anti-immigrant bill, fueled by and fueling xenophobia, along with grotesque fictions about defending white womanhood. it's also legal chaos. my piece:
The Laken Riley Act Spells Chaos for the Immigration System
The U.S. immigration system isn't ready for the havoc and expense this bill could unleash. But the real pain will be felt by the immigrants the bill targets.
newrepublic.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
the Laken Riley Act is a destructive, anti-immigrant bill, fueled by and fueling xenophobia, along with grotesque fictions about defending white womanhood. it's also legal chaos. my piece:
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The DOJ's two-year investigation followed a 2022 ProPublica story that showed how RealPage was helping landlords set rents across the U.S. — in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior.
Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why.
Texas-based RealPage’s YieldStar software helps landlords set prices for apartments across the U.S. With rents soaring, critics are concerned that the company’s proprietary algorithm is hurting…
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The DOJ's two-year investigation followed a 2022 ProPublica story that showed how RealPage was helping landlords set rents across the U.S. — in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior.
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Read this report before the Trump administration withdraws or disappears it for being woke
“The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in which a prosperous Black neighborhood in Oklahoma was destroyed and up to 300 people were killed, was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says
The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Read this report before the Trump administration withdraws or disappears it for being woke
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Lots of men folk died of mysterious causes when women couldn't leave the kitchens... that's all I'm gon say.
No more no fault divorce. No more reproductive rights. No more DEI or affirmative action.
They getting you bitches back in the kitchen by hook or crook. 😂😂😂
They getting you bitches back in the kitchen by hook or crook. 😂😂😂
January 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Lots of men folk died of mysterious causes when women couldn't leave the kitchens... that's all I'm gon say.
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I’m not sure we need earnest explanations of why ASL interpreters are necessary so much as we need a resounding “fuck you, you socially unacceptable little piece of shit” to anyone questioning or mocking them
January 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I’m not sure we need earnest explanations of why ASL interpreters are necessary so much as we need a resounding “fuck you, you socially unacceptable little piece of shit” to anyone questioning or mocking them
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#Whale Effigy 🐳
Chumash (California, West Coast), c.1200-1600
Steatite, shell inlay, 7.1 x 9.5 cm
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1950.51.Ab.9 www.mbam.qc.ca/en/works/2375/
#IndigenousArt #NativeAmericanArt
Chumash (California, West Coast), c.1200-1600
Steatite, shell inlay, 7.1 x 9.5 cm
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1950.51.Ab.9 www.mbam.qc.ca/en/works/2375/
#IndigenousArt #NativeAmericanArt
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
#Whale Effigy 🐳
Chumash (California, West Coast), c.1200-1600
Steatite, shell inlay, 7.1 x 9.5 cm
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1950.51.Ab.9 www.mbam.qc.ca/en/works/2375/
#IndigenousArt #NativeAmericanArt
Chumash (California, West Coast), c.1200-1600
Steatite, shell inlay, 7.1 x 9.5 cm
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1950.51.Ab.9 www.mbam.qc.ca/en/works/2375/
#IndigenousArt #NativeAmericanArt
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The looters I want to talk about are the ones who stole our safe and stable climate from us. Millennia of planetary harm for individuals' profit. They set the fires.
January 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The looters I want to talk about are the ones who stole our safe and stable climate from us. Millennia of planetary harm for individuals' profit. They set the fires.
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Good thread.
I really, really don't want to do this, but let's do a bit (just a LITTLE BIT) of fact checking about what Zuck said on the Joe Rogan podcast, because this is something I not only followed closely, but also spent time *talking to the actual people at Meta who dealt with this* which WAS NOT ZUCK.
January 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Good thread.
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44 Republicans Voted Against Forest Management Wildfire Prevention in December
The funds allow states like California to create barriers to stop the spread of fires
The funds allow states like California to create barriers to stop the spread of fires
44 Republicans Voted Against Forest Management Wildfire Prevention in December
The funds allow states like California to create barriers to stop the spread of fires
meidasnews.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
44 Republicans Voted Against Forest Management Wildfire Prevention in December
The funds allow states like California to create barriers to stop the spread of fires
The funds allow states like California to create barriers to stop the spread of fires
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This photo, shared by the Carter Center. 13/10.
January 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This photo, shared by the Carter Center. 13/10.
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“Police say they have frozen €5m in bank accounts linked to the site in Hungary, Lithuania, Germany and the Netherlands.” €5m!
French police arrest founder of website used by Dominique Pelicot
French police arrest founder of website used by Dominique Pelicot
Isaac Steidl being held over site used by criminals including man convicted of recruiting strangers to rape his wife
The founder of the website used by Dominique Pelicot to recruit strangers to rape his wife has been arrested in France.
Isaac Steidl,…
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“Police say they have frozen €5m in bank accounts linked to the site in Hungary, Lithuania, Germany and the Netherlands.” €5m!
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“For my next attention seeking trick, I will have you concentrate on Greenland, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Panama Canal—instead of my absurdly unqualified cabinet picks or that I have no real plans to fix the border or bring down food prices. Look, America, a rabbit!”
January 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“For my next attention seeking trick, I will have you concentrate on Greenland, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Panama Canal—instead of my absurdly unqualified cabinet picks or that I have no real plans to fix the border or bring down food prices. Look, America, a rabbit!”