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@mark-satta.bsky.social

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law at Wayne State University πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Mass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately Transgender Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.

Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.

31.08.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 16661    πŸ” 4502    πŸ’¬ 757    πŸ“Œ 290
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Kim Davis might be too extreme even for this Supreme Court, but marriage equality’s future remains uncertain Infamous marriage-inequality enthusiast and former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis made headlines again this month when she asked the Supreme Court to absolve her of the $360,000 in legal fees and dam...

@mark-satta.bsky.social for RD on what should and shouldn't worry us about Kim Davis' latest attack on marriage equality

religiondispatches.org/kim-davis-mi...

25.08.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

lol

26.07.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

see this is that bullshit I'm talking about. we keep seeing this pattern play out:

- district court judge orders Trump administration to follow the law

- Trump n em then ask Supreme Court to let em keep breaking the law

- Supreme Court then grants that request

ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

25.06.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 511    πŸ” 180    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 8

If you’d still find it helpful, feel free to send it my way and I’ll try to do so!

22.06.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of sesame street characters are sitting at a table with cups and salt and pepper shakers ALT: a group of sesame street characters are sitting at a table with cups and salt and pepper shakers
01.06.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This should be the end of Noem’s career in public life. It almost certainly won’t be, however, which is itself damning.

20.05.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 18021    πŸ” 4007    πŸ’¬ 739    πŸ“Œ 184
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The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, limits presidents to two terms.

It was a direct response to FDR serving four terms and aimed to prevent a president from becoming too powerful or too much like a king.

By @mark-satta.bsky.social, Wayne State University ⬇️
#polisky #termlimits

01.04.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0
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Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates β€” their novels highlight the fragility of public health today Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles Dickens documented the common but no less gutting grief of losing a child.

A network of technologies and policies made it so that children have a more than 50% chance of surviving past 5. And for some reason we are undoing them. theconversation.com/infectious-d...

01.03.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Caroline Kennedy reads her letter to Senators denouncing her β€œpredator” cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
YouTube video by The Golden Circle Caroline Kennedy reads her letter to Senators denouncing her β€œpredator” cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Damning.

29.01.2025 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 26620    πŸ” 4925    πŸ’¬ 665    πŸ“Œ 227
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1) Wow, this sure describes a certain someone, doesn’t it?

2) See second post for additional info.

1/2

25.01.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1471    πŸ” 440    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 32
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snoopy is sitting at a table with his eyes closed and his hand in his mouth . ALT: snoopy is sitting at a table with his eyes closed and his hand in his mouth .
24.01.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But y'all have been saying good things about the platform, so I figure it's worth the work :)

22.01.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Just got here. Not because I was holding out, but because I was tired and starting a new account is work.

22.01.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0